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'''''Me and My Shadow''''' was a planned Dreamworks animated movie that would have blended both CGI and hand-drawn animation. The film started out production well, but in 2012, the film was pushed back for the first of many times. Eventually, due to the failure of ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' in 2014, Dreamworks underwent corporate restructuring and laid off many animators and canceled many projects including ‘’Me and My Shadow’’ in the process. A second attempt at the film was made in 2015 when Edgar Wright had signed on to co-write and direct a movie with a similar concept to that of ''Me and My Shadow''. This second incarnation was canceled in 2017 as the previous year saw Comcast purchase Dreamworks animation and inturn caused more restructuring. Despite the film never releasing, it has garnered a cult following. Currently, only a few test clips of the film that shows it throughout various stages of development have surfaced.  
'''''Me and My Shadow''''' was a planned Dreamworks animated movie, announced on December 10, 2010.  The film would have blended both CGI and hand-drawn animation. The film started out production well, but in 2012, the film was pushed back for the first of many times. Eventually, due to the failure of ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' in 2014, Dreamworks underwent corporate restructuring and laid off many animators, cancelling many projects including ''Me and My Shadow'' in the process.
 
A second attempt at the film was made in 2015 when Edgar Wright had signed on to co-write and direct a movie with a similar concept to that of ''Me and My Shadow''. This second incarnation was canceled in 2017 as the previous year saw Comcast purchase Dreamworks animation and in turn, caused more restructuring. Despite the film never releasing, it has garnered a cult following. Currently, only a few test clips of the film that shows it throughout various stages of development have surfaced.  


==Plot==
==Plot==
''Me and My Shadow'' revolve around a human named Stanley Grubb (Josh Gad) as he works an everyday job and is overall dull. His shadow wants to help Stan by breaking the rules of the once-secret shadow world. When a crime in the shadow world puts both of their lives in danger, Shadow Stan is forced to take control of Stanley. They go on a massive adventure to investigate the crime and stop a shadow villain from leading a rebellion where shadows take over their human counterparts in the human world. Stanley would’ve had a love interest named Heidi.  
''Me and My Shadow'' revolve around a human named Stanley Grubb (Josh Gad) as he works an everyday job and is overall dull. His shadow wants to help Stan by breaking the rules of the once-secret shadow world. When a crime in the shadow world puts both of their lives in danger, Shadow Stan is forced to take control of Stanley. They go on a massive adventure to investigate the crime and stop a shadow villain from leading a rebellion where shadows take over their human counterparts in the human world. Stanley would’ve had a love interest named Heidi.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArtofLostandCan/status/1125959046496948224 Plot for ''Me & My Shadow''.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>
[[File:Stanley.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Concept art of Stanley Grubb]]
<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArtofLostandCan/status/1125959046496948224 Plot for ''Me & My Shadow''] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>


==Development==
==Development==
''Me and My Shadow'' was first announced on December 10, 2010, with a window of release being in March of 2013.<ref>[https://variety.com/2010/film/news/dreamworks-animation-enters-shadow-world-1118028802/ Dreamworks announcing ''Me and My Shadow''] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> In early 2012, the film entered into production, and Bill Hader, Kate Hudson, and Josh Gad had signed onto the project. It was also announced that the film would be officially released on November 13, 2013 <ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dreamworks-me-my-shadow-kate-hudson-bill-hader-286141 Article on development of ''Me and My Shadow''] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> Due to ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' gaining favorability among executives in Dreamworks, the company wanted to get ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' out before ''Me and My Shadow'' and as a result, ''Me and My Shadow'' was delayed yet again this time to March of 2014. With production on ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' being behind, Dreamworks decided to simply release ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' on the March 2014 release date initially given to ''Me and My Shadow''.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-animation-pushes-back-release-418673 Article on Dreamworks pushing ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' to March of 2014] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>  
''Me and My Shadow'' was first announced on December 10, 2010, with a window of release being in March of 2013.<ref>[https://variety.com/2010/film/news/dreamworks-animation-enters-shadow-world-1118028802/ Dreamworks announcing ''Me and My Shadow''.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> In early 2012, the film entered into production, and Bill Hader, Kate Hudson, and Josh Gad had signed onto the project. It was also announced that the film would be officially released on November 13, 2013.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dreamworks-me-my-shadow-kate-hudson-bill-hader-286141 Article on development of ''Me and My Shadow''.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> Due to ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' gaining favorability among executives in Dreamworks, the company wanted to get ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'' out before ''Me and My Shadow'' and as a result, ''Me and My Shadow'' was delayed yet again this time to March of 2014. With production on ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' being behind, Dreamworks decided to simply release ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' on the March 2014 release date initially given to ''Me and My Shadow''.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-animation-pushes-back-release-418673 Article on Dreamworks pushing ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' to March of 2014.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>  


==Cancellation==
==Cancellation==
''Me and My Shadow'' was not favored by Dreamwork executives. In 2012, Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was shown a special screening ''Me and My Shadow'' and he had stated how it was not the $200 million movie he had wanted.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/MattWilliames/status/1253807817867194368 Animator Matt Williams recounts screening with Jefferey Katzenberg] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> With the failure of ''Mr. Peaboy & Sherman'', Dreamworks did restructuring which saw the layoff of 500 animators and the cancellation of many movies, including ''Me and My Shadow''<ref>[https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/dreamworks-restructure-cutting-500-jobs/ Article on Dreamworks restructuring] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>  
''Me and My Shadow'' was not favored by Dreamwork executives. In 2012, Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was shown a special screening ''Me and My Shadow'' and he had stated how it was not the $200 million movie he had wanted.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MattWilliames/status/1253807817867194368 Animator Matt Williams recounts screening with Jefferey Katzenberg.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>  
 
With the failure of ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'', Dreamworks did restructuring which saw the layoff of 500 animators and the cancellation of many movies, including ''Me and My Shadow''.<ref>[https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/dreamworks-restructure-cutting-500-jobs/ Article on Dreamworks restructuring.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>
 
==Revival==
While the higher-ups at Dreamworks were not impressed with the movie, there was still a demand. In November of 2015, Edgar Wright signed on to rework the concept of ''Me and My Shadow'' into a new story.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/edgar-wright-direct-shadow-themed-842257 Article on Edgar Wright signing on to work on a similar concept movie.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> Edgar Wright had gone through three drafts of the movie.<ref>[https://collider.com/edgar-wright-grasshopper-jungle-collider-shadows/#poster Interview with Edgar Wright about his attempt at ''Me and My Shadow''.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>  


==Attempt at a revival==
Edgar Wright's attempt to revive the movie would ultimately end up being canceled due to another round of restructuring in 2016 when Comcast purchased Dreamworks Animation.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/media/comcast-dreamworks-nbcuniversal/ Article on Comcast purchasing Dreamworks.] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>
While the higher-ups at Dreamworks were not impressed with the movie, there was still a demand. In November of 2015, Edgar Wright signed on to rework the concept of ''Me and My Shadow'' into a new story.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/edgar-wright-direct-shadow-themed-842257 Article on Edgar Wright signing on to work on a similar concept movie] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> Edgar Wright had gone through three drafts of the movie.<ref>[https://collider.com/edgar-wright-grasshopper-jungle-collider-shadows/#poster Interview with Edgar Wright about his attempt at ''Me and My Shadow''] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref> Edgar Wright's attempt to revive the movie would ultimately end up being canceled due to another round of restructuring in 2016 when Comcast purchased Dreamworks animation.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/media/comcast-dreamworks-nbcuniversal/ Article on Comcast purchasing Dreamworks] Retrieved 29 Oct '20</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
Footage for ''Me and My Shadow'' has been published online in various stages of development. It is unknown how much of the footage has been published online due to the movie being quietly canceled. It is also unknown how far in production the movie was prior to its cancelation. As of the writing of this article, a few clips of the movie have surfaced.  
Footage for ''Me and My Shadow'' has been published online in various stages of development. It is unknown how much of the footage was made of the film before the movie was quietly cancelled. It is also unknown how far in production the movie was prior to its cancellation. As of the writing of this article, only a few clips of the movie have surfaced.  
 
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://handdrawnnomad.tumblr.com Matt Williams' Tumblr where clips have been posted]  
*[https://handdrawnnomad.tumblr.com Matt Williams' Tumblr where clips have been posted.] Retrieved 30 Oct '20


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:45, 30 October 2020

Me-and-My-Shadow.jpg

Official poster for Me and My Shadow.

Status: Partially Found

Me and My Shadow was a planned Dreamworks animated movie, announced on December 10, 2010. The film would have blended both CGI and hand-drawn animation. The film started out production well, but in 2012, the film was pushed back for the first of many times. Eventually, due to the failure of Mr. Peabody & Sherman in 2014, Dreamworks underwent corporate restructuring and laid off many animators, cancelling many projects including Me and My Shadow in the process.

A second attempt at the film was made in 2015 when Edgar Wright had signed on to co-write and direct a movie with a similar concept to that of Me and My Shadow. This second incarnation was canceled in 2017 as the previous year saw Comcast purchase Dreamworks animation and in turn, caused more restructuring. Despite the film never releasing, it has garnered a cult following. Currently, only a few test clips of the film that shows it throughout various stages of development have surfaced.

Plot

Me and My Shadow revolve around a human named Stanley Grubb (Josh Gad) as he works an everyday job and is overall dull. His shadow wants to help Stan by breaking the rules of the once-secret shadow world. When a crime in the shadow world puts both of their lives in danger, Shadow Stan is forced to take control of Stanley. They go on a massive adventure to investigate the crime and stop a shadow villain from leading a rebellion where shadows take over their human counterparts in the human world. Stanley would’ve had a love interest named Heidi.[1]

Development

Me and My Shadow was first announced on December 10, 2010, with a window of release being in March of 2013.[2] In early 2012, the film entered into production, and Bill Hader, Kate Hudson, and Josh Gad had signed onto the project. It was also announced that the film would be officially released on November 13, 2013.[3] Due to Mr. Peaboy & Sherman gaining favorability among executives in Dreamworks, the company wanted to get Mr. Peaboy & Sherman out before Me and My Shadow and as a result, Me and My Shadow was delayed yet again this time to March of 2014. With production on Mr. Peabody & Sherman being behind, Dreamworks decided to simply release Mr. Peabody & Sherman on the March 2014 release date initially given to Me and My Shadow.[4]

Cancellation

Me and My Shadow was not favored by Dreamwork executives. In 2012, Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was shown a special screening Me and My Shadow and he had stated how it was not the $200 million movie he had wanted.[5]

With the failure of Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Dreamworks did restructuring which saw the layoff of 500 animators and the cancellation of many movies, including Me and My Shadow.[6]

Revival

While the higher-ups at Dreamworks were not impressed with the movie, there was still a demand. In November of 2015, Edgar Wright signed on to rework the concept of Me and My Shadow into a new story.[7] Edgar Wright had gone through three drafts of the movie.[8]

Edgar Wright's attempt to revive the movie would ultimately end up being canceled due to another round of restructuring in 2016 when Comcast purchased Dreamworks Animation.[9]

Availability

Footage for Me and My Shadow has been published online in various stages of development. It is unknown how much of the footage was made of the film before the movie was quietly cancelled. It is also unknown how far in production the movie was prior to its cancellation. As of the writing of this article, only a few clips of the movie have surfaced.

Videos

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External links

References